Miscellany
Winter 1607/1608 - (from parish register)
"In this year of our Lord God 1607 was a marveillous great frost wch contynued from the first day of December until the xvth day of February after. Vlleswater was frozen ower and so contynued from the vjth day of December vntill the xxijnd day of February followinge. So stronge that men in great companies made a common way vp the same from John BARTON’s dore to Fewsdaille Wyke. And men of Martindaille carried shepe vp the same on at Barton’s and of at Sharrowsande. Men went vp the same water and over yt with horses loaden with corne. Vpon the vjth day of January the younge folkes of Sowlby went into the mydst of the same water and had a Minstrell wth them and there daunced all the after Noone. On Shrovetuesday being the ixth day of February at Weathermeallock was a Boone fire builded on the Ise and matches of Shotinges shott and a Pott wth aill drunke thereupon by Edward WILLSON of Benethead, Anthony RUMPNEY, Francis RUMNEY, John CASTELHOWE and others, etc."
Presentments
1714
1. Thomas NICHOLSON - schoolmaster at Watermelock - for the crime of Adultery with Ann wife of William DAWSON.
2. James HUDSON for beating & abusing the curate - Will; Dawson.
1721
3. Joseph NICHOLSON for beating & threatening our curate - William Dawson. [signed] Joseph DAWSON.
The CASTLEHOW Brass
PRAY FOR THE SOULES OF JOHN CASTYLLOWE AND
MARGARETT HIS WYFE WHICH WERE BURYED
BOTHE ON NEW YERIS DAY AND LEVYD
TOGETHER MAN AND WYFFE LX YERES AND
THEIR SONE JOHN WYLLYTHE AT THE
PLESURE OF ALMIGHTY GOD . . . . THE YERE
OF OWRE LORD MCCCCCLXII (1562)
William Wordsworth
POEMS COMPOSED OR SUGGESTED DURING A TOUR IN THE SUMMER OF 1833
XLVII
TO CORDELIA M---- (Cordelia MARSHALL), HALLSTEADS, ULLSWATER
NOT in the mines beyond the western main,
You say, Cordelia, was the metal sought,
Which a fine skill, of Indian growth, has wrought
Into this flexible yet faithful Chain;
Nor is it silver of romantic Spain
But from our loved Helvellyn's depths was brought,
Our own domestic mountain. Thing and thought
Mix strangely; trifles light, and partly vain,
Can prop, as you have learnt, our nobler being:
Yes, Lady, while about your neck is wound
(Your casual glance oft meeting) this bright cord,
What witchery, for pure gifts of inward seeing,
Lurks in it, Memory's Helper, Fancy's Lord,
For precious tremblings in your bosom found!
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